Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Sarawak recorded 4.66 mln tourist arrivals in 2016

SARAWAK recorded 4.66 million tourist arrivals in 2016, bringing in estimated tourism receipts of RM8.37 billion. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the tourist arrival figure represented 3.19 per cent increase as compared to the 2015 figure. “For 2017, my ministry

ABC Club still top team in Limbang

LIMBANG: ABC Club continue be as the best team in Limbang with their latest collection by winning the Limbang FA Cup 2016/2017 final against Tiger FC team through penalties (3-2) at the Limbang Sports Complex, here, on Sunday. With the win, they took home the Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail challenge

Statewide roadshow to promote Ombudsman role

NEWLY-appointed Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the government will conduct engagement sessions as an immediate initiative. This would include various enforcement agencies at both the federal and state levels and with relevant non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil societies in order to develop

Yap meets constituents few times weekly

KUCHING: I​t is time for the people of N12 Kota Sentosa to see for themselves, the hypocritical side of DAP YBs and ask themselves: Is this the type of people they want as their representatives in their constituency​, said Wilfred Yap who is the Public Complaint Bureau chief from the

Housewife cheated of RM44,760 by ‘love scam’ racket

SIBU: Despite numerous media reports and police reminders and advice over the years, some women are still gullible and easily fall prey to ‘love scams’ known to be masterminded by foreigners. A recent case here involved a housewife who lost about RM44,760. Sibu District, ACP Saiful Bahri Abdullah when contacted

Couple held for drug trafficking

MIRI: A couple believed to be small-time drug dealers were arrested by police during a raid on a house in Kampung Lopeng here yesterday morning. In the 9.45am raid, a police team from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) also seized drugs believed to be syabu, weighing 21.06 grammes. Miri

Bank’s glass panel wall shattered in parking mishap

BINTULU: A Toyota Corolla Altis, driven by a woman, rammed the front of Bank Islam in a parking mishap at Parkcity Commerce Square at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi here yesterday morning. According to witnesses who were at the bank’s ATMs, the vehicle was driven very slowly as the driver wanted

Toyota GO 2017 Roadshow at Travillion, Kuching on May 20-21

SHAH ALAM: The Toyota GO 2017 Roadshow got off to an exciting start in early April at Aeon Kinta City, Ipoh, and it continues on in the month of May. The event is UMW Toyota Motor’s way of ‘bringing the Toyota showroom to the public’ so that they can see

‘Bicara Tokoh Sasterawan’ at Pustaka Negeri Sarawak

KUCHING: In conjunction with Sarawak’s Authors Festival 2017, Sarawak State Library will be holding a programme entitled ‘Bicara Tokoh Sasterawan’ with Dato’ Dr. Zurinah Hassan ( Sasterawan Negara 2015 ) and Datu Dr. Haji Adi Badiozaman Tuah ( Sasterawan Negeri Sarawak 2009 ). The programme will be held today from

Rainforest World Music Festival to be held from 14 to 16 July

The 20th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival, will be held from 14 to 16 July 2017. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said for this year edition, more fringe events will be organised in Kuching City by incorporating eco-friendly and greening